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Jillian K
Disclaimer: BTVS is property of Joss Whedon and Mutant enemy. This fic is intended for entertainment purposes only so no money is being made of it. As if anybody would pay.
Summary: In a different Sunnydale in where the demon threat has been neutralized the slayer protects a vampire from the Initiative labs.
Xander Harris. Now there was a name I haven’t heard in a while. Xander, Willow and I had been close friends during our time in Sunnydale High. I didn’t have many friends who could deal with all the pomp and circumstance that came with being the Slayer. I appreciated those that I had. After graduation he chose not to enroll in college and signed up for the Initiative instead. He had been considering the army but couldn’t swallow the whole “be an army of one” tagline. It seemed too unstructured to him. He settled for the Initiative instead.
At first all three of us attempted to keep our friendship going. We met at the “Bronze” whenever he was on leave but eventually as his training intensified we lost touch. I know that sometimes he e-mailed Willow but I hadn’t heard anything from him in two years except that he was assigned to a base in South America.
“Isn’t he in Brazil somewhere?” My voice was a raspy timbre after all the crying.
“Yes, but he asked for permanent reassignment to Sunnydale and it was granted. He is been here for more than a month but just got around to calling me yesterday. I forgot to tell you with all that’s been going on”
“Do you think he would help us?” After all Xander was Initiative, even if he wasn’t a scientist.
“Something tells me that he just might. Anyway we owe it to William to try”
I couldn’t help but smile at her mention of William. They must have bonded in the few hours they spent together. My vampire now had two allies.
“Willow, there is also something else. I think Riley suspects that I’ve had William all along”
“But how?”
“I don’t know. I don’t even know if he just said it so see how I would react or if he has actual proof. Anyway William is not safe anymore”
“Do you guys want to come here? I honestly wouldn’t mind”
“No Will, I don’t want to put you at risk. I don’t think that Riley will be sending the Initiative guards anytime soon. No, he wouldn’t risk the Initiative’s reputation any farther with a scandal. I think he is planning to wait it out and see what I do”
“Okay then, I will get in touch with Xander as soon as possible and ask him to come here. I think between the both of us we might be able to convince him”
I nodded my agreement. Then both of us made our way into the living room. I knelt before my very own sleeping beauty.
He came awake instantly and his eyes brightened when he saw that I was before him.
“Luv, I missed you. I wanted to wait up for you but…”
“Don’t worry. You need to rest. Do you think you can manage the ride home?”
He answered me by swinging his legs to the floor and standing up. I was still on the floor so he offered me his hand. I took it and he pulled me to my feet and into a warm hug. I leaned into his embrace. The Initiative and Riley be dammed. I wasn’t going to give him up.
A soft creaking sound revealed Willow standing before us. Her face had a gentle look to it. I knew she was missing Tara who was away for a few days. It’s hard to be separated from your other half.
Eventually we pulled away and said our good-byes. She promised to call me in as soon as she knew something. At this William gave me an inquisitive look which I ignored. I wasn’t going to tell him anything until I knew all our options.
I kept my five senses in check as we drove through the deserted Sunnydale streets. I didn’t think Riley would see the need to have me followed but I wanted to be sure. Finally, we reached Revello Drive and a sigh of relief escaped from both William and I. We looked at each other and laughed.
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The day had been stressful to say the least. As I combed the curls out of my hair, I could not help but remember Riley’s vague warning. Did he really know something or was he just bluffing? I wished I knew for sure.
A knock on the door interrupted my train of thought. William.
“Come in” I said softly. Sometimes William had a bit of trouble sleeping and needed me to comfort him. Tonight I think I needed him too.
He was wearing a black tee and gray sweatpants. His feet were bare and I wondered if he needed slippers. I had a feeling vampires didn’t wear slippers just like they didn’t wear flannel.
“Buffy” he said simply and all thoughts of flannel left my head
We came together, Vampire and Slayer, in a dance that was both primal and uncharted. There was tenderness but also something that burned about our first time together. A need to be connected that made our physical bodies blaze under the intensity of our passion. Never in my entire life have I felt what I felt that first night with William. Never had I been willing to give as much or love as uninhibitedly as I did. We had no limits. Nothing was denied between us. We were truly one.
The morning rays that filtered through the white curtains found me at my lover’s side. Sated and in love I felt that I could face whatever dangers the world chose to throw at me. I felt invincible, a true warrior with a true cause.
I was alive. The Slayer had finally been born.
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